The Foundation

Chapter Twenty-Eight

I wake up hoping if everything was a dream. I quickly sit up, but all I see is Teddy and Jessica. It was reality yesterday. I sigh and lay back down, staring at the ceiling.

I guess I woke Teddy up because I hear groaning beside me.

"How ya feeling," Teddy asks be as she sits up.

"I don't know," I say. I do know though. I feel heartbroken, isolated, terrified. I don't want Teddy to be worried about me too much, that's the last thing.

"You don't sound very okay," she says.

"Don't be such a Candor," I say shoving her a little.

We both laugh waking Jessica up, and for one second I forgot about everything that happened to me yesterday. I wish it was more than a second.

"Hey," Jessica says to us. "Are you okay Cat?"

I shrug.

"You can tell us anything you want, we won't judge," she says.

"I rather not," I say. "It's just too much right now."

They both nod. I have to tell them something though. I don't want to make them think that they can never trust me.

"I'll tell you the one thing that is bugging me the most."

"Take as much time as you need," Teddy says.

"One time, we went to the Chasm, just Caleb and I. We were talking about everything what was happening. Then, our fear landscapes came up," I say feeling the tears build up in my eyes. "We told each other's worst fear."

"And," Jessica says.

"He said his biggest fear is losing me," I say feeling a tear go down my cheek. "He made his biggest fear come true, for no reason."

They both hug me sympathetically. I never told them that we kissed, but right now, I can't. He probably made everything up. It's just like a mythical tale.

"My worst fear is world domination," I say with a sniff.

"World domination? Why," Teddy asks.

"Do you want Jeanine to take over the foundation of society?"

"You have a point," Teddy says.

"I'll get you all breakfast, I'll be back," Jessica says.

"Okay, thanks," I say.

"No problem," she says leaving the room and shutting the door behind her.

"Do you want to know how many fears I have," Teddy asks. I nod.

"Five, almost beat the Dauntless record of four," she says. "What about you?"

"Seven," I say.

"Hey, that's not bad," she says.

Four, four fears. I already figured that out. What is Four's real name? I know he won't tell me, not me. Not one of the random Erudite's that just showed up at Dauntless headquarters.